1. Are the triple constraints of The Smart-Grid Revolution Starts in Boulder, Colorado clear? List each of them.

2. Given the range of benefits listed for the new technology, what interdependencies and conflicts do you suspect smart grids will create for utilities?

3. A major portion of The Smart-Grid Revolution Starts in Boulder, Colorado had to do with carefully managing all the stakeholders. List those mentioned in the article and divide them into the four groups mentioned above. Do any stakeholders fall into more than one of the groups?

4. What conflicts do you suspect might have occurred between all the different stakeholders in The Smart-Grid Revolution Starts in Boulder?

5. Why do you imagine Xcel agreed to invest $100 million in this risky experiment? What might their ancillary goals have been?